Published on: 2025-04-21 03:01:07
The Atari 1200XL was the third Atari 8-bit computer. Announced in late 1982 and available in early 1983, it was designed as a replacement for the Atari 800, which was becoming increasingly expensive to produce, and to serve as a better competitor to the upstart Commodore 64. The 800 had several motherboards and a heavy case with lots of metal shielding, both of which made it impractical for Atari to lower its price much without losing money. It made a lot of sense for Atari to have a more powe
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The Atari 1200XL was the third Atari 8-bit computer. Announced in late 1982 and available in early 1983, it was designed as a replacement for the Atari 800, which was becoming increasingly expensive to produce, and to serve as a better competitor to the upstart Commodore 64. The 800 had several motherboards and a heavy case with lots of metal shielding, both of which made it impractical for Atari to lower its price much without losing money. It made a lot of sense for Atari to have a more powe
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The Atari 1200XL was the third Atari 8-bit computer. Announced in late 1982 and available in early 1983, it was designed as a replacement for the Atari 800, which was becoming increasingly expensive to produce, and to serve as a better competitor to the upstart Commodore 64. The 800 had several motherboards and a heavy case with lots of metal shielding, both of which made it impractical for Atari to lower its price much without losing money. It made a lot of sense for Atari to have a more powe
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How Nintendo Bled Atari Games to Death Behind every great console is a great legal fight. By: Julien Mailland A↑ A↓ Off Bright Dark Blues Gray BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. In July 2024, a new company called Tengen Games released its first game, “Zed and Zee,” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The surprising part of this story is not the release of a new “homebrew” game for a system released in 1985 — hobbyist computing has been
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Many stories have been told about an ancient power that tried to conquer the world, only to be punished for its hubris and vanish. This power wasn't Atlantis – it was Atari. Following the home version of arcade sensation Pong, the Atari 2600 became a cornerstone of the second generation of gaming consoles. With replaceable cartridges and a programmable CPU instead of hardwired transistors, it aimed to bring the arcade experience into the home – and succeeded, becoming the first game console own
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Many stories have been told about an ancient power that tried to conquer the world, only to be punished for its hubris and vanish. This power wasn't Atlantis – it was Atari. Following the home version of arcade sensation Pong, the Atari 2600 became a cornerstone of the second generation of gaming consoles. With replaceable cartridges and a programmable CPU instead of hardwired transistors, it aimed to bring the arcade experience into the home – and succeeded, becoming the first game console own
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In 1982, while most game developers were busy with space invaders and maze ghosts, Bill Williams created something far more profound: a game about swimming upstream against impossible odds. Salmon Run for the Atari 800 served as a powerful metaphor for life itself, one that resonates even more deeply when you learn about the creator's own struggles with cystic fibrosis. As a kid growing up in the 1980s with an Atari 800 home computer, I discovered this hidden gem in our family's game collection
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TL;DR Atari’s new smartwatch lets you play classic games like Centipede, Pong, and Super Breakout on your wrist. The watch features a 2.0-inch touchscreen display and supports basic health and fitness tracking features, including heart rate, steps, and calorie monitoring. The Atari 2600 My Play Watch is priced at $79.99 and is available for pre-order in the US. After launching a cool Asteroids-inspired wristwatch earlier this year, Atari is back with another fascinating watch for retro gaming
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is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Atari is now selling a smartwatch that prioritizes fun over functionality. The watch’s user interface can be customized with Atari 2600-themed artwork and sound effects. But pushing it squarely into impulse purchase territory is the watch’s ability to play Centipede, Pong, Super Breakout, and Missile Command using the touchscreen or the watch’s c
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The classic arcade game Asteroids is so accessible and timeless that every time I see a vector graphics triangle, it acts as a reminder of the retro gaming era. The original arcade cabinet hit the scene in 1979, while the more familiar Atari 2600 title debuted in 1981. Forty-five years after the game’s debut, Atari worked with watch brand Nubeo to create a series of limited edition mechanical timepieces to mark the anniversary. I’ve slapped one around my wrist, and now, whenever I look down, I c
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Atari is partnering with B3 to bring several titles onto the blockchain for the first time, beginning with the game that started it all: Pong. The game set the standard for the gaming industry decades ago, and multiple Atari titles serving as cultural touchstones that resonate across generations. By bringing these experiences onchain with B3, Atari is bridging the gap between gaming nostalgia and cutting-edge blockchain tech. Built by Coinbase alums, B3 is the first Layer 3 open gaming ecosyst
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One of the most impressive games of the 80s was Sublogic’s Flight Simulator. I never played this back then, but the Atari 8-bit version was highly regarded. In a recent game lot purchase from Facebook Marketplace one of the games that included was Flight Simulator II, the cartridge for the Atari XE Game System. Before I take a closer look at that, let’s dive into Flight Simulator itself. Origin Flight Simulator (original name: A2-FS1 Flight Simulator) was created by Bruce Artwick and Stu Mom
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Proving that truly no IP is safe from modern reboot culture, Atari’s Breakout is back. The upcoming version of the simple 1976 brick-smashing hit rotates the playing field by 90 degrees and adds auto-scrolling, neon effects, power-ups and local co-op. In other words, Breakout Beyond is the Tetris Effect formula applied to the Led Zeppelin-era arcade classic. The original Breakout was a product of dramatically more limited 1970s hardware, but its simplicity was part of its magic. Rows of bricks
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Trello is launching several new features this week, all designed to turn the Atlassian-owned app into something like a universal to-do list for everything in your life. By integrating with Slack (and soon Teams), email, and Siri, the company is hoping it can help you put all your important stuff in one place – and then use Trello’s organization tools and a little AI to help you get it all done. Trello originally became popular because of its structure: Kanban boards are powerful and flexible en
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